NetDAQ Users Manual

Contents (continued)
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2-44. Setting Host Computer Networking Parameters.............................. 2-51
2-45. Installing NetDAQ Logger............................................................... 2-52
2-46. Installing NetDAQ Logger with Trumpet.................................... 2-53
2-47. Changing from an Isolated Network to a General Network........ 2-54
2-48. Installing Trend Link for Fluke (Optional)...................................... 2-55
2-49. Testing and Troubleshooting................................................................ 2-55
2-50. Testing the Installation..................................................................... 2-55
2-51. Troubleshooting Network Problems ................................................ 2-58
3 Configuring NetDAQ Logger for Windows..................................... 3-1
3-1. Introduction .......................................................................................... 3-3
3-2. Starting NetDAQ Logger ................................................................. 3-3
3-3. The Main Window ........................................................................... 3-3
3-4. Accessing NetDAQ Logger Commands .......................................... 3-3
3-5. Configuring Network Communications ............................................... 3-4
3-6. The Communications Configuration Dialog Box ............................ 3-5
3-7. Adding an Instrument to the Network.............................................. 3-5
3-8. Deleting an Instrument from the Network ....................................... 3-7
3-9. Verifying Network Communications............................................... 3-7
3-10. Configuring the Current Setup ............................................................. 3-8
3-11. Creating an Instrument Icon............................................................. 3-8
3-12. Deleting an Instrument Icon............................................................. 3-9
3-13. Designating Instruments as Group or Asynchronous....................... 3-9
3-14. Setup Files ............................................................................................ 3-11
3-15. Saving the Current Setup in a File ................................................... 3-11
3-16. Opening a Setup File........................................................................ 3-12
3-17. Starting NetDAQ Logger with a Setup File..................................... 3-13
3-18. Starting Logging Automatically....................................................... 3-14
3-19. NetDAQ Logger Command Line..................................................... 3-14
3-20. Configuring an Instrument.................................................................... 3-15
3-21. Dimmed Configuration Commands ................................................. 3-15
3-22. The Instrument Configuration Dialog Box ...................................... 3-15
3-23. Configuring Channels........................................................................... 3-18
3-24. The Channels Configuration Dialog Box......................................... 3-18
3-25. Configuring Analog Channel Functions .......................................... 3-19
3-26. Configuring Computed Channel Functions ..................................... 3-20
3-27. Defining a Computed Channel Equation..................................... 3-20
3-28. Equation Syntax........................................................................... 3-21
3-29. Configuring Mx+B Scaling.............................................................. 3-22
3-30. Configuring Alarms ......................................................................... 3-23
3-31. Assigning Channel Labels................................................................ 3-24
3-32. Configuring Mx+B Scaling From a File .............................................. 3-24
3-33. Entering an Instrument’s Description................................................... 3-25
3-34. Copying a Channels Configuration ...................................................... 3-26